Guggenheim Museum

1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128, New York, US (see on map)

Guggenheim Museum

Located at Central Park on the famed Museum Mile, the Guggenheim Museum is a must-see when in New York. The visionary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed and completed the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 1959. Now part of a UNESCO Heritage site, it’s home to one of the world’s finest collections of modern and contemporary art.

Highlights

As well as hosting ever changing exhibitions of photographs and paintings, the Guggenheim’s permanent collection includes works by modern masters such as Manet, Picasso, and Van Gogh.

Art in the Round public tours led by highly knowledgeable Guggenheim educators are available every day the museum is open. Each tour focuses on specific exhibitions, themes or museum architecture. They are free with admission tickets.

To see current exhibitions, click here.

And to learn about Frank Lloyd Wright’s landmark building and the Guggenheim’s collection have a look here.

You might also like a visit to the New York Historical Society at the Smartsave 20% discount.

Important information

Posted throughout the museum, Gallery Guides offer visitors a singular opportunity to explore art through one-on-one conversation.
Gallery Guides have extensive backgrounds in the arts. They are able to engage individuals in meaningful, shared dialogue. “Let’s Talk Art.” Gallery Guides speak a range of languages and are can provide verbal imaging descriptions for visitors with low vision or blindness.
Visitors of all ages and abilities are encouraged to approach and speak with Gallery Guides.
General admission tickets include access to all exhibitions on view and daily 2pm guided tour.
Luggage is not permitted in the museum